Debates of March 12th, 2020
This is page numbers 659 - 708 of the Hansard for the 19th Assembly, 2nd Session. The original version can be accessed on the Legislative Assembly's website or by contacting the Legislative Assembly Library. The word of the day was community.
Topics
- Oral Questions
- Members Present
- Prayer
- Minister's Statement 35-19(2): Northwest Territories Policing Priorities
- Minister's Statement 36-19(2): Arctic Winter Games
- Lack of Policing in Illicit Drug Trade
- Small Businesses in the Northwest Territories
- COVID-19 Plans for Small Communities
- Frank Channel Bridge Replacement
- COVID-19 Concerns in the Northwest Territories
- Agricultural Land in the Northwest Territories
- Gladue Reports
- Beaufort Delta Youth Declaration on Climate Change
- Northwest Territories Surface Rights Board
- Mental Health Care for Children
- Recognition Of Visitors In The Gallery
- Question 186-19(2): COVID-19 Emergency Planning
- Question 187-19(2): National Trade Corridor Submission for Frank Channel Bridge
- Question 188-19(2): COVID-19 Planning
- Question 189-19(2): Contractor Suspension List
- Question 190-19(2): Lack of Enforcement in Illegal Drug Trade
- Question 191-19(2): Gladue Reports
- Question 192-19(2): Housing Waiting Lists
- Question 193-19(2): Northwest Territories Surface Rights Board
- Question 194-19(2): Agricultural Leases in the Northwest Territories
- Question 195-19(2): Access to Child Mental Health Supports
- Question 196-19(2): COVID-19 Economic Cost and Support for Businesses
- Question 197-19(2): Business Investment Program
- Tabled Document 60-19(2): Our Climate Our Arctic - Beaufort Delta Declaration, March 8, 2020
- Motion 6-19(2): Extended Adjournment of the House to March 24, 2020
- Motion 6-19(2): Extended Adjournment of the House to March 24, 2020, CARRIED
- Bill 3-19(2): An Act to Amend the Public Highways Act
- Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
- Committee Motion 7-19(2): Tabled Document 30-19(2): Main Estimates 2020-2021 - Northwest Territories Housing Corporation - Deferral of Further Consideration of the Estimates for the Northwest Territories Housing Corporation, Carried
- Committee Motion 8-19(2): Tabled Document 30-19(2): Main Estimates 2020-2021 - Municipal and Community Affairs - Deferral of Further Consideration of the Estimates for the Department of Municipal and Community Affairs, Carried
- Report Of The Committee Of The Whole
- Orders Of The Day
Tabled Document 60-19(2): Our Climate Our Arctic - Beaufort Delta Declaration, March 8, 2020
Tabling Of Documents
March 12th, 2020
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Lesa Semmler Inuvik Twin Lakes
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I wish to table "Our Climate Our Arctic - Beaufort Delta Declaration, March 8, 2020." Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Tabled Document 60-19(2): Our Climate Our Arctic - Beaufort Delta Declaration, March 8, 2020
Tabling Of Documents
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The Speaker (Hon. Frederick Blake Jr) Frederick Blake Jr.
Thank you, Member for Inuvik Twin Lakes. Tabling of documents. Item 15, notices of motion. Member for Yellowknife North.
Motion 6-19(2): Extended Adjournment of the House to March 24, 2020
Notices Of Motion
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Rylund Johnson Yellowknife North
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I give notice that on Monday, March 16, 2020, I will move the following motion: I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Hay River North, that, notwithstanding Rule 4, when this House adjourns on Friday, March 13, 2020, it shall be adjourned until Tuesday, March 24, 2020; and further, at any time prior to March 24, 2020, if the Speaker is satisfied, after consultation with the Executive Council and Members of the Legislative Assembly, that the public interest requires that the House should meet at an earlier time during the adjournment, or at a time later than the scheduled resumption of the House, the Speaker may give notice and thereupon the House shall meet at the time stated in such notice and shall transact its business as it has been duly adjourned to that time. Mr. Speaker, at the appropriate time, I will be seeking unanimous consent to deal with this motion today.
Motion 6-19(2): Extended Adjournment of the House to March 24, 2020
Notices Of Motion
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The Speaker (Hon. Frederick Blake Jr) Frederick Blake Jr.
Thank you, Member for Yellowknife North. Notices of Motion. Item 16, motions. Member for Yellowknife North.
Motion 6-19(2): Extended Adjournment of the House to March 24, 2020, CARRIED
Motions
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Rylund Johnson Yellowknife North
Mr. Speaker, I seek unanimous consent to deal with the motion I gave notice of earlier today.
Motion 6-19(2): Extended Adjournment of the House to March 24, 2020, CARRIED
Motions
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The Speaker (Hon. Frederick Blake Jr) Frederick Blake Jr.
Thank you, Member for Yellowknife North. The Member is seeking unanimous consent to deal with the motion with us today. Are there any nays? There are no nays. You may conclude your motion.
Motion 6-19(2): Extended Adjournment of the House to March 24, 2020, CARRIED
Motions
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Rylund Johnson Yellowknife North
Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
I MOVE, seconded by the honourable Member for Hay River North, that, notwithstanding Rule 4, when this House adjourns on March 13, 2020, it shall be adjourned until Tuesday, March 24, 2020;
AND FURTHER, that, at any time prior to March 24, 2020, if the Speaker is satisfied, after consultation with the Executive Council and Members of the Legislative Assembly, that the public interest requires that the House should meet at an earlier time during the adjournment, or at a time later than the scheduled resumption of the House, the Speaker may give notice and thereupon the House shall meet at the time stated in such notice and shall transact its business as it has been duly adjourned to that time.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Motion 6-19(2): Extended Adjournment of the House to March 24, 2020, CARRIED
Motions
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The Speaker (Hon. Frederick Blake Jr) Frederick Blake Jr.
Thank you, Member for Yellowknife North. The motion is in order and is non-debatable. All those in favour? All those opposed? Any abstentions? The motion is carried.
---Carried
Item 17, notices of motion for the first reading of bills. Item 18, first reading of bills. Government House Leader.
Bill 3-19(2): An Act to Amend the Public Highways Act
First Reading Of Bills
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R.J. Simpson Hay River North
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Inuvik Boot Lake, that Bill 3, An Act to Amend the Public Highways Act be read for the first time. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Bill 3-19(2): An Act to Amend the Public Highways Act
First Reading Of Bills
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The Speaker (Hon. Frederick Blake Jr) Frederick Blake Jr.
Thank you, Government House Leader. The motion is in order. To the motion.
Bill 3-19(2): An Act to Amend the Public Highways Act
First Reading Of Bills
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Some Hon. Members
Question.
Bill 3-19(2): An Act to Amend the Public Highways Act
First Reading Of Bills
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The Speaker (Hon. Frederick Blake Jr) Frederick Blake Jr.
Question has been called. All those in favour? All those opposed?
---Carried
Bill 1 has had first reading. Item 19, second reading of bills. Item 20, consideration of Committee of the Whole of bills and other matters: Tabled Document 30-19(2), Main Estimates 2020-2021; Tabled Document 43-19(2), Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 1, 2020-2021.
By the authority given to me as Speaker by Motion 1-19(2), I hereby authorize the House to sit beyond the daily hour of adjournment to consider the business before the House, with the Member for Inuvik Twin Lakes in the chair.
Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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The Chair Lesa Semmler
I call the Committee of the Whole to order. What is the wish of committee? Member for Tu Nedhe-Wiilideh.
Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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Steve Norn Tu Nedhe-Wiilideh
Marsi cho, Madam Chair. Committee wishes to consider Tabled Document 30-19(2), 2020-2021 Main Estimates, to include the NWT housing portion, and to address the Department of Municipal and Community Affairs. Marsi cho.
Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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